Kempsville Meadows Elementary

As a mid-sized primary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Kempsville Meadows Elementary works with 438 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Virginia Beach City Public Schools.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools comprises 82 schools with combined enrollment of 64,731 students; Kempsville Meadows Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Kempsville Meadows Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 31% Black, 16% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Kempsville Meadows Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kempsville Meadows Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Virginia Beach city indicate median household earnings sit near $92,968, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kempsville Meadows Elementary is one of 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city (combined enrollment of about 64,731 students).

The closest other public school is Larkspur Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Kempsville Meadows Elementary comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 73.8%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Kempsville Meadows Elementary's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 491 (now 438). Black enrollment moved from 25% to 31% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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